Bell Ringer: Tone Words and Power Verbs

Copy the sentences in your writer's notebook and fill in the blanks.

1. I think you are really _ this problem. You may think that this is extremely important, but it doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things.
2. The speaker the White House committee for their failure to act quickly in the best interests of the American people.
3. The snarky teen was jealous of her former friend’s new boyfriend, so she spread vicious rumors throughout the school, _ her to anyone who would listen.
4. So much has happened that I just don’t have any tears left to cry. Forgive me if I appear _, but I’m just drained of any emotion.
5. The class was so boring! I felt like I could have completed the assignment in the first five minutes, but the teacher just droned on and on in this ___ tone, giving us meticulous instructions for everything.

Discussion: Essay Grades

Give back several essays and look at rubrics and samples.

Apartheid in Africa: View video about apartheid and take notes. We will utilize the notes to compose a timed essay comparing and contrasting apartheid to Jim Crow Laws and the life of Nelson Mandela to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.